F1 2017 Drivers' World Championship standings

Express Sport runs through the final F1 2017 Drivers' World Championship standings

"I have never raced with less power in my life," Alonso said at one point.

"Do whatever you want," he snapped angrily when questioned about tyre strategy.

Sky Sports F1 expert Ted Kravitz even suggested that Alonso might have followed through on a threat to retire on the last lap if he wasn't in the points, a theory that McLaren failed to debunk with an ambiguous statement about his retirement

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Fernando Alonso found himself racing at the wrong end of the grid in Bahrain

However, the 35-year-old appeared to refute that claim in an Instagram post shortly after the race.

"We push every single lap," Alonso said.

"Didn't have the pace to be in the points today.

"Let's hope for a better race in Russia."

With three Grands Prix gone in 2017, Alonso is yet to finish race while the team themselves have just one completion across the two cars.

And the lack of performance is so drastic that McLaren have permitted Alonso to miss the Monaco Grand Prix to race in the famous Indy 500 in the US.